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The Federal Foreign Office and the DAAD Berlin Artists' Program launch new residency program/ Pulitzer Prize winner Susie Ibarra makes the start

Wawira Njiru, recipient of the 2026 German Africa Prize, on nutrition as the foundation for education, African-led innovation and why international cooperation needs to change.

Germany as seen by foreign correspondents/VAP celebrates with Federal Chancellor Merz on November 16, 2026 in Berlin

For decades, Germany and South Korea have built a strong relationship through trade, investment, technological exchange, and their shared historical experience of national division. Now, this relationship has taken on an even more significant strategic dimension.

Only two German states deemed the 65th anniversary of the German-Turkish labor recruitment agreement worthy of a commemorative ceremony: Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. A grand celebration took place at Red City Hall (Rotes Rathaus). Plans are underway for a monument to guest workers and a museum of migration.